THE BULGARIAN REVOLT

Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1923, Page 3

THE BULGARIAN REVOLT

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. BULGARIAN CRISIS. PARIS, June 11. The general impression in diplomatic circles is that tho mix of the Bulgarian position is the Into of Stambouli.ski. If lie evades capture, lie may rally n peasant army far exceeding in number the small regular army. The Agrarian unions have one hundred thousand rifles and many machine-guns, as Stainbollliski chose to maintain a largo regular peasant, militia, as well as the regular army, which has ousted him.

M. Zeitkof, the new Dictator, is known to have pronounced .pro-< fermnn sympathies, and lie has the wholehearted support of the disbanded Fixiljrarian Army, men from which are hourly flocking into Sofia, and asking to he enlisted in the volunteer army. Indeed, the whole country is suddenly suffering from war fever. NEW It KG l Ml'l ACCEPT Kl). PARIS. Juno 11. V message from Belgrade shows that Ktnmbouliski is still free. The new Government, has instituted a log search for him, with a view of, securing Ins

arrest. . , The country is settling down under the new regime. There are isolated disturbances, hut nothing of a pretentious character. Sofia City is quiet. I lie police have prevented threatened outbreaks. One report gives the casualties as eighty. The Minister of Commerce expresses the intention of the revolutionaries to remain on the best possible terms with the Great Powers and their neighbours.

THE TURKISH DEBT. SITUATION GRAVE. (Received this day at Skid a.m.) LAUSANNE, June 12. After a three hours’ meeting Ismot Posha and the Allied delegates laded to reach an agreement regarding the payment of the Ottoman debt in gold, Is met offering to pay in French francs or not at all. The Allied delegates thereupon announced that they must refer the matter to their Governments and insisted on Ismet referring the matter to Angora Government. The situation is most grave. The Turkish Government in 181)0 definitely pledged itself to pay holders’ mtcrest on the debt in gold or sterling.

BULGARIAN REVOLT. [“Tire Times” Sekvick.] (Received this day at 12.15 p.m.t LONDON. June 12.

Stnnihouliski simply took to lus heels ~,,d ran to save his life, when cornered. According to the official version cabled from Sofia, when he found the situation toe hot, lie went in the direction of Ba/.ardjik escorted by a few hundred sympathisers. These gradually fell oft and Stambouliski, finding his only chance lay in n speedy motor cal. bolted with a few friends, with the troops in pursuit. Entering a <lehlo. the chauffeur was wounded, and fainted and the car became bogged in a ditch. Stambouliski fled to an adjacent wood which "'as soon surrounded by troofs, who were ordered to take him alive Reuter states a rigorous censorship is established in Bulgaria. The situation is a complete mystery, hut it expected the Agrarians will make a strong stand. The newspapers assort that peasants’ revolts against tit new regime arc progressing throng tont the country, it is reported ton thousand peasants surrounded I k»n.i where the Government sent strong reinforcements of troops; also that hgluiug occurred in Radomir district >ctween Government forces anij seven thousand peasants, raised by Rotott, ex-Frcsident of the Sobranje. Stambouliski is reported to be in Dolakovo, prepared to march on Belgrade with detachments of Agrarian guards and twenty thousand peasants. Other reports state the peasants cut the railways in various places and that Bulgarian officers demobilised tinder tlio NeuilTy Treaty and fresh classes of reeruits are being called up. The situation is regarded seriously in Serbia. The King is hurrying hack from Bucharest, which h« has been visiting